Community Broadcasting Suicide Prevention Project - May 2014
The Community Broadcasting Association is pleased to welcome you to the May 2014 content of our national suicide prevention and mental health awareness project, developed with the support of the Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing.
Each month, our project team develops a series of 20 short radio segments designed to promote help-seeking behaviour and positive lifestyle choices, using interviews with service providers, as well as profiles of people who have successfully dealt with tough times in their lives.
This month we hear about Suicide Prevention Australia’s Work and Suicide Prevention Position Statement, which highlights the links between work-related stresses and suicide, as well as providing practical ideas for how workplaces can implement policies and programs to prevent suicide behaviours.
We speak with RU OK? Ambassador Jess Connell, who has experienced the loss of many important people in her life to suicide, including her father and brother.
We look at the support men, young people and people dealing with problems in their lives can access online, and we learn about ways in which communities can show care and sensitivity when speaking about suicide.
We also profile a range of suicide prevention and mental health services, including ReachOut, headspace, Lifeline, Kids Helpline, the Suicide Call Back Service, MensLine Australia, the Standby Response Service, R U OK?, SANE Australia, and beyondblue.
For more information on this project, please contact the Community Broadcasting Association of Australia on (02) 9310 2999
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We learn about the SANE Helpline, which is a great place to ask questions about mental illness and related topics. |
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We hear about the range of services MensLine Australia offers to men who are going through a difficult time. |
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We hear some tips for parents, primary care-givers and other adults when they want to discuss a recent suicide death with a child in a way that is appropriate and sensitive. |
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RU OK? Ambassador Jess Connell explains how we can make a real difference in the lives of those around us by reaching out and asking if they’re okay. |
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We learn about SANE Australia’s Mindful Employer program, which has been developed to provide employers, managers and employees with the skills and knowledge to effectively respond to mental illness in the workplace. |
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Jo Reilly from Suicide Prevention Australia tells us how workmates and employers can play a key role in supporting people who are at risk of suicide. |
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We hear about the Suicide Call Back Service, which provides free nationwide professional telephone and online counselling for anyone affected by suicide. |
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We profile the StandBy Response Service, which provides a coordinated community response to families, friends and communities who have been bereaved through suicide. |
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We look ahead to the 2014 National Suicide Prevention Conference, which will bring together a range of people and organisations working and researching in the area of suicide prevention. |
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We catch up with Lifeline CEO Jane Hayden, and ask for her advice for people who may have considered contacting this important service, but who haven’t yet picked up the phone. |
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We hear about the Conversations Matter resource “Telling a child about suicide”, which provides some basic tips for discussing a recent suicide death with a child in a way that is appropriate and sensitive. |
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We catch up with Dr Nicole Highet from beyondblueand ask how people can distinguish between normal stress or worry, and signs that they may be experiencing anxiety. |
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We speak with SANE Australia’s Mindful Employer program manager Eliza Oakley, who says there is increasing recognition in modern workplaces of the importance of mental health. |
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RU OK? Ambassador Jess Connell reminds us we should check on the well-being of the people in our lives on a regular basis, and not just when they’re going through a difficult time. |
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We hear more about the 2014 National Suicide Prevention Conference, which will bring together a range of people and organisations working and researching in the area of suicide prevention. |
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We learn more about the SANE Helpline, which is a great place to ask questions about mental illness and related topics. |
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We hear more about the Suicide Call Back Service, which provides free nationwide professional telephone and online counselling for anyone affected by suicide. |
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We find out about Suicide Prevention Australia’s Work and Suicide Prevention Position Statement, which highlights the links between work-related stresses and suicide. |
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We learn more about the StandBy Response Service, which provides a coordinated community response to families, friends and communities who have been bereaved through suicide. |
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We find out about the types of issue and problems people can call MensLine Australia about, and whether it needs to be a big problem for men to use the service. |
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